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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 26 June 2021

On Saturday 26 June, demand averaged 26.2 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

26.2GW AVERAGEWind2.57 GW10%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass1.61 GW6%Solar2.20 GW8%Gas10.29 GW39%Coal0.55 GW2%Imports4.44 GW17%Nuclear4.52 GW17%26.2GW AVERAGE10%8%39%17%17%
Price
£86.54/MWh
Day average £86.54
Demand26.2GW
Generation 21.9Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables19%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
199g/kWh
0Day average 199300
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Key moments

On Saturday 26 June 2021, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 31.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 199 g/kWh and the price £86.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (181 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (232 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.81/MWh at 14:30 to £111.99/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 47% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.208.3%Wind 2.579.8%Gas 10.2939.0%Hydro 0.170.7%Biomass 1.616.1%Nuclear 4.5217.2%Coal 0.552.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.2avgGeneration 21.9avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.1GW · 13:00
Low 19.5 · 05:15Avg 26.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 21.9Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports99GWh
In
101 Out
2
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sat 26 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 26 June 2021, Great Britain imported 101 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 26 Jun
Imported
101GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
99GWh
Average net flow
4.14GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.51GWImporting

In 60.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 2.7 GWh

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